Rail-tie.



' PATENTED JULY 17, 1906.

c. H.. BROWN.

RAIL TIE. APPLICATION rum) 11 111.27, 1906.

I No.826,400.

' UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIoE.

CHARLES H. BROWN, OF LILLY, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1'7, 1906.

Application filed March 27,1906. Serial No, 308,298.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. BROWN, a cltizen of the United States, residing at Lilly,

in the county of Cambria and State of Penn sylvania, have invented certain new and use{ ,the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of pacts hereinafter more fully describedfitfustrated, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawin s, Figure 1 is a Vertical longitudinal section through a metallic railway-tie embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is an end View of adjacent.

ties, showing the rail ends supported'thereon. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the tie, omitting the rails. Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section through the tie, taken in line with the spikeplugs. Fig. 5 is a sectional View of the tie, showing the keys. p The tie contemplated in this invention cornprises a metallic body, which may be either cast or made out of sheet metal of the requi site gage to give the necessary stiffness, the tie comprising the imperforate bottom 1,

' sides 2, and the top 3, which is'also imperforate with the exception of a plurality of openings formed therein to receive the spike plu'gs. The tieis thus practically continuous in crosssection and is, adapted to receive a ballast filling of concrete, as shown at 4, and in order 'to hold said concrete filling in place while still in a plastic'condition the tie is provided at each extremity thereof with an inwardlyextending flange 5, extending around the bottom and sides of the tie and adapted to receive within it a slide or closure 6, which is inserted through an opening 7 in the top of the tie in line with the inner face of the flange 5, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The slides or closures 6 prevent the filling 4 from finding its way out of the tie, andthus the tie may be filled with the composite ballast until every portion of the interior thereof is taken up.

Extending inward from each side of the tie is a key 8 in the formof a flan e havin the inner edge thereof turned ownward, as shown at 8 the ke s 8 bein arranged 0 p0- site each other in the same horizontal p ane.

Between the keys 8 and extending upward from the center of the bottom of the tie is another key 9 in the form of a flange the upper edge of which is cut downward at suit able intervals, the portions intervening between the cuts being bent. over in op osite directions, as at 9, to extend latera y toward the downturned inner edges of the keys 8 ,"as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

f If desired, the inner ed esof the keys 8 may be cut at intervals li e the ke 9 and the intervening portions between t e cuts bent in opposite directions, some to extend upward and some to extend downward, as

shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The keys just def scribed extend into the filling, obtaining a firm hold thereon and anchoring the filling and tie firmly together.

Adjacent to each end the tie is provided in the top thereof with a series of openin s 10 of suitable size to receive metallic soc ets or plug-holders 11, in which are driven wooden plugs 12, adapted to receive the spikes 13, by which the rails 14 are secured to the tie, as

are arranged at each side of each rail under the preferred embodiment of this invention, and the plugs are securely anchored tothe tie by threading or rou hening the outer surfaces of the plug-hol ers 11, as indicated in means of the end closures or slides. I claini 1'. A hollow metallic railway-tie comprisfrom escaping from the interior of the tie by shown in Fig. 1. Two of such spike-plugs 12 Figs. 1 and 4, so that the filling 4 will engage such threads or rough places and when hard in a top, bottom and sides, the bottom and si es being provided with end flanges, and removable closures or slides fitted to the tie.

ing end flanges and the top being provided with a slot or opening in line with the inner faces ofsaid flanges, and sliding closures re- Inovahly fitted behind-said flanges.

3'. .A hollow metallic railway-tie COlIl rising a hollow body, and a key extending mm the bottom upward-Within the tie and having its upper edge deflected laterally. v

4. hollow metallic railway-tie-com rising a hollow body, arid a key extending rom the inner wall of the tie inwardand having the inner edge thereof cut or divided, the di viided portions thereof being deflected in opposite directions.

' '5. The combinationwith a hollowvmetallic ii'ailWay tie, of spike-receivin plugs inserted in the top thereof, substantially as described.

6-. The combination with a hollow metallic railway tie, and a composite filling therein, of spike-receiving plugs extending from the top of the tie inward, and plu -'holders embrac-- ing 'said plugs and anohore in the filling.

7. The combination with 'a hollow metallic railway-tie having openings in the top thereof, and a composite filling within the tie, of

' metallic sockets. or plug holders inserted through the top of the tie and having their outerfaces roughened for engagement with 3 5 the fillin of. the tie, and-spike-receiving plugs holdwit hin said metalllc sockets or plugholders. I

1n testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES H. BROWN. Witnesses: i

CHAS. W. H-URLBER'B, 1 F. C. GEORGE. 

